Curious about TanksBoom! Tanks are built to blast through enemy lines. Just how powerful are they? And whats it like to drive one? Tap into kids natural curiosity about the high interest topic of the military with questions and answers about how tanks work. An inquiry based format guides early elementary readers with accessible language about the size of an M1 Abrams tank, the biggest tank battles, and what makes a tank bulletproof. Colorful and engaging infographics

invites young readers to pack their bags for a journey from a rural environment to an urban landscape

Explore the powerful records set in hockey including who set them and if they might ever be broken

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" John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums

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as the old fable tells us

But a storm blows down branches that block their grandparents' road

No problem

That's just the beginning of what members of the NSA do

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flamingos can easy wade through shallow soda lakes to scoop up fish

A look at salamanders